Our client a boutique accountants and consultants featuring within the hospitality sector, are looking to recruit an experienced Payroll Assistant to assist in processing their payroll.

This is a office based role working 9 to 5.30pm.

Payroll duties day to day will usually include:

• A minimum of 1 years payroll experience
• Accurately logging new starters onto the payroll software
• Making sure fortnightly/Monthly payroll files are received on time from client
• Timely processing of all payrolls.
• Recreating new excel payroll files for following payroll and emailing it to the clients
• Posting payroll journals in SAGE using excel import
• Processing any adhoc payroll paperwork e.g. Attachment of earnings, P6's, fines, sick pay, maternity pay, paternity pay & loans
• Issuing P45s and other tax forms
• Payroll year end to produce employee P60 & P11d
• Uploading pension data on client's pension providers account & retrieving data and updating payroll for any pension leavers or opt outs.

Skills required:

You'll need:

• A minimum of 1-2 years payroll experience is essential.
• Knowledge of previous accounting software, Sage Payroll would be an advantage
• Confidence with numbers and Excel
• Good spoken and written communication skills
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work on deadlines
• Capable of working with minimal supervision
• Ability to learn and work well in a team